print / 3rd flush questions

[larshroom]

My first 2nd flush is almost ready for harvest. If I wanted to make a syringe immediately after, could I just put the mush head directly into a sterilized jar and let it drop it spores there and then mix with sterilized, distilled water and fill up my syringe from there? If so, I guess I wouldn't need to let it rehydrate since it never really dried out. Correct?

Also, this is in a kit/bag. I did not dunk after the first flush but want to dunk for the third flush. I dont think putting it back into the bag would be a good idea so I was thinking of using a foil roasting pan and lid but the size would be different. After dunking, could I break up the compost brick (unsure what to call this at this stage) after the dunk and cover with a casing layer?

Thanks.

[weeeeeee]

you could crumble it you would want to let it recover a couple of days in incubation conditions

[mydarling]

so you want to put the cap, gill-side down, at the bottom of a sterilized jar to collect the dropping spores, essentially making a spore print at the bottom of the jar instead of on a piece of foil? that sounds like it would work quite well, and in fact, is a really good idea

crumbling and casing is always an option, i say go for it!

[tbonus]

I agree with mydarling on both points,she really knows her stuff too.

[Hippie3]

better to suspend cap above water -
no touching to ruin it
no sticking to the glass either.
better have a decent glovebox though, imo .

[weeeeeee]

somehow i missed the part about printing but i looooove to do my prints inside jars with single injection ports

[larshroom]

Originally Posted by Hippie3

better to suspend cap above water -
no touching to ruin it
no sticking to the glass either.
better have a decent glovebox though, imo .

I didn't really consider having water in the jar when making the print. My thought was to add water after it dropped the spores, then stir it around.

[Hippie3]

Originally Posted by weeeeeee

somehow i missed the part about printing but i looooove to do my prints inside jars with single injection ports

use 2 ports and water
and you can fill syringes right out of the printed jar

[MLBjammer]

It is easier to have water in the jar for the spores to drop right in. You just have to suspend the cap above the water. Then you have a nice jar of spore water for many syringes. But just dropping the cap in the jar will work, too, but it's not guaranteed to be as clean.

[larshroom]

By ports, do you mean holes in the lid?

Should I add the water to the jar then sterilize? (after cooling, suspend the cap)

Would it be a good idea to use pillow stuffing in the holes, cover with foil and pc?

Would I be able to see the spores in the water to know they dropped?

Thanks again for the responses!

[Hippie3]

ports = holes filled with silicon adhesive [re-seal as needle exits]

[larshroom]

I guess I'll give it a go...I hope the cap doesn't fall into the water when I moving it around a little...

Thank you.

[Hippie3]

use a small sterile fish hook pushed up thru cap to hang it,
place a couple strands of fishing line under it to hold it.

[weeeeeee]

Originally Posted by Hippie3

use 2 ports and water
and you can fill syringes right out of the printed jar

woops forgot the part about that being my airport cap with single injection port

[larshroom]

Last question of the day...

Since this would be the third flush, would it be necessary to pasteurize the casing?

[larshroom]

After dunking....